Method to reduce interfacial resistance of hybrid solid-state electrolytes for secondary energy storage devices
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsAmaresh Samuthira Pandian, Phillip Medina, Young-Hye Na
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Abstract
A hybrid solid-state electrolyte is disclosed. The hybrid solid-state electrolyte includes an inorganic ion-conducting membrane. The hybrid solid-state electrolyte further includes a first layer of an organic liquid solution surrounding a surface of the inorganic ion-conducting membrane. The hybrid solid-state electrolyte further includes a second layer of an ion-conducting polymer surrounding the first layer of the organic liquid solution.
Claims20
A hybrid-solid state electrolyte, comprising:
- an inorganic ion-conducting membrane, wherein the inorganic ion-conducting membrane includes an outer surface;
- a first layer of an organic liquid solution applied to the outer surface of the inorganic ion-conducting membrane;
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- a second layer of an ion-conducting polymer surrounding the first layer of the organic liquid solution applied to the outer surface of the inorganic ion-conducting membrane.
An energy storage device, comprising:
- an inorganic ion-conducting membrane, wherein the inorganic ion-conducting membrane includes an outer surface;
- a first layer of an organic liquid solution applied to the outer surface of the inorganic ion-conducting membrane;
- a second layer of an ion-conducting polymer surrounding the first layer of the organic liquid solution applied to the outer surface of the inorganic ion-conducting membrane;
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- a plurality of electrodes.
A method for making an energy storage device, comprising:
- applying a first layer of an organic liquid solution to an inorganic ion-conducting membrane;
- applying a second layer of an ion-conducting pre-polymer mixture over the organic liquid
- solution;
- and
- assembling the ion-conducting membrane including the first layer of the organic liquid solution and the second layer of the ion-conducting pre-polymer mixture and a plurality of electrodes to form the energy storage device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.